DPS troopers set up equipment at the scene of an hours-long standoff on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 in the 9200 block of Saddle Trail.

DPS troopers set up equipment at the scene of an hours-long standoff on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 in the 9200 block of Saddle Trail.

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Law enforcement personnel gather near the site of a standoff Wednesday in the Stage Coach Hills subdivision in northwest Bexar County.

Law enforcement personnel gather near the site of a standoff Wednesday in the Stage Coach Hills subdivision in northwest Bexar County.

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Law enforcement personnel check vehicles Wednesday near the site of a standoff in the Stage Coach Hills subdivision in northwest Bexar County.

Law enforcement personnel check vehicles Wednesday near the site of a standoff in the Stage Coach Hills subdivision in northwest Bexar County.

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DPS troopers set up equipment at the scene of an hours-long standoff on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 in the 9200 block of Saddle Trail.

DPS troopers set up equipment at the scene of an hours-long standoff on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 in the 9200 block of Saddle Trail.

Photo: Caleb Downs / San Antonio Express-News

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DPS troopers set up equipment at the scene of an hours-long standoff on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 in the 9200 block of Saddle Trail.

DPS troopers set up equipment at the scene of an hours-long standoff on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 in the 9200 block of Saddle Trail.

Photo: Caleb Downs / San Antonio Express-News

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DPS troopers set up equipment at the scene of an hours-long standoff on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 in the 9200 block of Saddle Trail.

DPS troopers set up equipment at the scene of an hours-long standoff on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 in the 9200 block of Saddle Trail.

Photo: Caleb Downs / San Antonio Express-News

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Elderly woman caught in middle of 24-hour standoff in Bexar County was fatally shot, officials say

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The 84-year-old woman stuck in her home with her son during a 24-hour standoff with law enforcement died from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office.

On the evening of March 6, Bexar County sheriff deputies went to the Macias home in the 9200 block of Saddle Trail to serve a mental health warrant for Fernando Macias, 60, and to conduct a welfare check on his mother, Amelia Macias.

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Fernando Macias fired shots at the deputies, which led to a standoff that lasted a full day and during which he shot at authorities several more times.

Authorities who breached the home found Amelia Macias dead, deputies said. She suffered "multiple rifle wounds," according to the medical examiner's office.

Her death was ruled a homicide, but it's unclear who shot her or whether she was killed during the breach, at some other point in the standoff. At one point law enforcement officers said they believed they heard her voice inside.

Fernando Macias was taken into custody and remained in a hospital Tuesday, being treated for his wounds. He faces charges of attempted capital murder of a police officer.

The Bexar County Sheriff's Office referred questions about the investigation to the Texas Department of Public Safety. A spokesperson for that agency declined to comment on the ongoing investigation.

Fares Sabawi covers crime in San Antonio and Bexar County for mySA.com. Read more of his stories here. | fsabawi@mysa.com